The Lenoir County Board of Education is in the process of reviewing a new LCPS policy that incorporates a Parents' Bill of Rights for their Child's Education. seen below. As part of the review process, the Board is soliciting comments from  parents, teachers, administrators, and community partners on the Parents' Bill of Rights. To comment online, use this link. We encourage stakeholder involvement in the development of the revisions to the Parental Involvement policy.  The proposed policy revisions will be reviewed by the Lenoir County Board of Education at its Monday, Sept. 11, meeting and again at its Monday, Oct. 2, meeting. Both meetings will be held at the Board of Education office at 2017 W. Vernon Ave., beginning at 6 p.m. Deadline for comments using this online tool is Oct. 2.

Parents’ Rights for Their Child’s Education

Under State law (S.L. 2023-106), parents are allowed to exercise the following rights with regards to their child’s education:

1. The right to consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-81.30.

2. The right to seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 130A-156 and G.S. 130A-157.

3. The right to review statewide standardized assessment results as part of the State report card.

4. The right to request an evaluation of their child for an academically or intellectually gifted

   program, or for identification as a child with a disability, as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter.

5. The right to inspect and purchase public school unit textbooks and other supplementary

   instructional materials, as provided in Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 115C.

6. The right to access information relating to the board's policies for promotion or retention, including

   high school graduation requirements.

7. The right to receive student report cards on a regular basis that clearly depict and grade the

   student's academic performance in each class or course, the student's conduct, and the student's

   attendance.

8. The right to access information relating to the State public education system, State standards,

   report card requirements, attendance requirements, and textbook requirements.

9. The right to participate in parent-teacher organizations.

10. The right to opt in to certain data collection for their child, as provided in Part 5 of Article 7B and

    Article 29 of Chapter 115C.

11. The right for students to participate in protected student information surveys only with parental

    consent, as provided in G.S. 115C-76.65.

12. The right to review all available records of materials their child has borrowed from a school library.